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Next lesson in Hiromi Imaizumi‘s book was two colour work and a little rosette.
Had to hide 8 ends in my two colour exercise because I ran out of both threads at the last ring. Q_q
I struggled with the first yellow rosette, because I placed the two second-half knots that followed right after each ring wrong, but after following instructions dilligently the second tiny one was way easier.

Up next is split rings, how exciting :D

Big threads: Anchor Freccia 12
Small thread: Gütermann Sulky 100% Cotton needles: Pony set (smallest and second smallest needle)

omg I did it!
Got a book on needle tatting by Hiromi Imaizumi, because I love her work on Instagram and it helped a lot. :-))

I‘m especially fond of her way to close a ring in three steps, because it makes getting even sized rings easier than just holding it in a pinch in one place.

It also helped answer my question how to add new thread in a neat way by tatting over thread ends!! :-D I didn‘t know how to translate what I do in shuttle tatting to the needle in a way that doesn‘t come lose, but the answer is sooo simple for a new ball thread:
you do a simple shoelace knot on your needle, parallel to it. The short end should be at the bottom. As you pull it tight, it becomes a tiny half knot. Flip the small end upwards and now you can knot over it as you always do. So simple gosh dang it! XD

Does anyone know a more polished way to add thread than knotting?

I‘m making slow progress on the needle tatting front. :D Got halfway through Gail‘s heart, but I‘m cutting it now since I wanna try to do better. :‘-)
It’s still a mystery to me how to attach threat in a pretty way and how to achieve a lark‘s head join, but at least things finally feel like improving.

I want to do a chain, followed by a floating ring and right opposite to it another ring, then continue a chain.

But how do you do that in needle tatting?
My experiments haven‘t been satisfying so far :-/

I‘m trying to learn needle tatting as a shuttle tatter and wanted to share my first … success? 😂 It’s the Large Heart from Rozella Linden‘s Easy Tatting. Tension is all over, I still feel lost how to move and turn my work or how to do the joins … but it‘s getting somewhere … I hope. Haha

Second pic ist my first go at Frivoliteconsabor‘s Hen pattern with two shuttles. Mistakes were made, but it‘s a joy to work. :D

Third pic is a cautionary tale.
Please don‘t be me, please get glasses if you need them folks. I did that almost blind because I was stubborn not to want glasses and now it‘s unraveling because I couldn‘t see anything trying to close it. :-( Pattern: Usha Shah „Encircled Charm“ using dot picots and overlaying. Love her design!